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FINANCE
No settlement surprises for districts this year
By Ian Miller | 21 December 2022
Tracy Bingham and Ian Miller unpick the detail of the provisional local government finance settle...
FINANCE
'No unanimity' on online sales tax
By Martin Ford | 16 December 2022
Prospects for an online sales tax have suffered a setback after a consultation found a lack of co...
FINANCE
Gove unveils 'blueprint' for council spending
By Heather Jameson | 12 December 2022
All councils will see a 3% increase in spending for the next financial year, a central government...
WHITEHALL
A blueprint for finances
By Lee Rowley | 12 December 2022
Following the Government’s policy statement ahead of next week’s Finance Statement, local governm...
WASTE
Autumn Statement: A curate's egg for districts
By Ian Miller | 21 November 2022
Tracy Bingham and Ian Miller say that without bold changes in legislation and policy the ability ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
For now, investment zones look like another short term wheeze
By Mike Emmerich | 19 October 2022
Mike Emmerich looks at the possible future for investment zones – and offers the chancellor some ...
PLANNING
The devil is in the detail
By Martin Reeves | 27 September 2022
As the dust settles on last week’s not so mini-Budget, Martin Reeves says the creation of up to 3...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Mini-Budget: Government in 'early discussions' on investment zones
By Ann McGauran | 23 September 2022
The Government is in ‘early discussions with nearly 40 places’ including Tees Valley and the West...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Birmingham has no alternative other than to declare a cost of living crisis
By Cllr Ian Ward | 12 September 2022
As Birmingham City Council declares a cost of living emergency, leader Ian Ward says the Prime Mi...
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
More grant funding, not devolved tax powers, will support levelling up
By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 31 August 2022
Sir Stephen Houghton says fiscal devolution is not a ‘levelling up’ silver bullet – and a new ref...
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